Figure
MOA: University of British Columbia
3595/41
Human figure standing next to a tall drum on a rectangular (nearly square) base. The edges of the base are slightly uneven, and there is a small jut on the back edge of the base. The figure is wearing a long, oval-shaped headdress with pointed ends on the brim. The figure's arms are curved downward, with the figure's right hand holding a long stick that curves downward to touch the drum skin. The figure's left hand is placed on the drum skin as well.
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Narrative
Purchased by the Kelowna Museum (now the Okanagan Heritage Museum) from Mr and Mrs Henry Hildebrand in 1982.
- Type of Item figure
- Culture Cameroonian
- Material metal, paint, cement
- Measurements height 11.6 cm, width 5.9 cm, depth 6.3 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Okanagan Heritage Museum
- Received from Okanagan Heritage Museum
- Made in Cameroon
- Ownership Date before September 14, 2022
- Acquisition Date on September 14, 2022
- Item Classes metalwork
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3595/0041